Monday, May 19, 2008

DIARY ENTRY 5

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date Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:44 PM
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CURRENTLY, I'M ON HOLIDAYS AT THE MOMENT WITH A TIGHTER BUDGET THAN I'D LIKE. I WAS GONNA GET THE CAR SERVICED TODAY BUT SPENT A LAZY DAY HOME INSTEAD.

CAUGHT UP ON MY E-MAILS AND DID SOME BLOGGING TOO. PAUSED TO TENDERISE AND SEASON SOME PORK CHOPS FOR THE FAMILY DINNER, RUBBED IN NOT ONLY TENDERISER BUT A SPECIAL SPICE CALLED "PORK RUB," AND TO WITH THE CHOPS I DECIDED ON TRYING SOME PRE-PACKAGED SCALLOPED POTATOES I BOUGHT FROM CARLTON THE OTHER DAY.

WENT BACK TO "THE MATRIX" AS MY WIFE SEES ME WHEN I GO ON THE NET UNTIL ABOUT 2:00 PM TO STOP AND WASH THE DISHES AND LOOK AS THOUGH I AM A GOOD HOUSEHUSBAND BEFORE SHE GETS HOME FROM WORK. (HER VACATION WAS TO BE WITH ME, BUT IT GOT CANCELLED TO ENSURE SHE LEARNT A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM, THAT'S WHY I HATE THE HOTEL INDUSTRY - SHIFTS CHANGE TOO MUCH)

DINNER WAS WEIRD IN THIS SENSE, MY STEP-DAUGHTER CLAIMS SHE DID NOT WANT ANY PORK - BUT SHE EATS HAM AND MIXED SAUSAGE - SO HER MOTHER FED HER SOME PIECES TO TRY OUT.

THAT WAS WEIRD FROM MANY LEVELS, SHE IS AN ADULT BEING TREATED LIKE A BABY, MY STEP-DAUGHTER ALSO HAS A CHILD OF HER OWN THAT SHE WAS BOTTLE-FEEDING AT THE SAME TIME. SO THERE IT WAS - FEEDING AS FEEDING HAPPENS, ALMOST LIKE A RUSSIAN BABOOTCHKA DOLL THAT OPENS TO INFINITY.

AS IT IS, ALL THE FAMILY ENJOYED MY MEAL - THE POTATOES WITH THE CHOPS THAT WERE SAUTEED IN RUM & OLIVE OIL. THE GRAVY IN TURN GRILLING SOME ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS. A VERY DECENT MEAL IN ALL, NOW A LUXURY WITH RISING COSTS - SOON MAY HAVE TO GROW TOMATOES, POTATOES AND EAT SNAILS!

MENTIONED IT THE OTHER DAY TO SAME WIFE AND STEP-DAUGHTER AND THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I'M FRANKENSTEIN!

AFTER TUESDAY'S SUMPTUOUS REPAST, DID THE TYPICAL CARIBBEAN THING OF DOZING 'TIL ABOUT 11:00 PM JUST IN TIME TO SWITCH ON MY MCTV AND CHECK MUSICIAN STEVE WINWOOD ON DAVID LETTERMAN'S TALK SHOW (WHY DO THEY NEVER INTERVIEW THE MUSICIAN AT THE END? THEY'RE ALL GUILTY OF THAT, LENO/ DAVE/ CONAN AND THE OTHER CRAIG) AND CALL IT A FULL DAY...

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NOTICE OF THE PROJECT

MAKE TODAY HISTORY

This project by the artist Ingrid Persaud aims to record an ordinary day, Tuesday May 6 2008, in the life of people in Barbados.
If you are in Barbados on May 6 all you do is keep a diary of your day, between 600 -1000 words, and email it to her.

It will function as a time capsule capturing for history what people did on that very normal day – what they wore, what they ate, where they went, what transport they used – just the stuff of a normal day. It is not about recording extraordinary events.

The records will ultimately be available online for all to share. Keep a record of the day and send to:

maketodayhistory@gmail.com

You can email it anytime between 6 and 9 May 2008.

Please tell your family, colleagues and friends.